Major Incident Manager Job Trends

Major Incident Manager
UK

The median Major Incident Manager salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 April 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 680 632 843
Rank change year-on-year -48 +211 +127
Permanent jobs requiring a Major Incident Manager 30 6 13
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.037% 0.015% 0.014%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.040% 0.016% 0.015%
Number of salaries quoted 9 6 8
10th Percentile £46,700 £41,750 £56,000
25th Percentile £50,250 £47,500 £61,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £51,250 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +26.83% -26.79% +33.33%
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,188 £72,500
90th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,500 £50,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +7.00% -28.57% +33.33%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 75,427 36,820 85,883
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.34% 89.83% 94.54%
Number of salaries quoted 48,455 23,325 64,410
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +10.09% -9.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £72,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,600 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.94% +5.20% -4.76%

Major Incident Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Major Incident Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Major Incident Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Major Incident Manager
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Major Incident Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Major Incident Manager job vacancies in the UK

Major Incident Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Major Incident Manager over the 6 months to 6 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Major Incident Manager in the UK

Major Incident Manager
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Major Incident Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 6 April 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -38 24 £65,000 +26.83% 7
UK excluding London -35 22 £53,500 +7.00% 7
South East - 10 - - 7
London +11 8 £65,000 -13.33% 3
Work from Home +4 5 £65,000 +30.00% 3
North of England -59 3 £60,000 +66.67%
East of England - 3 £75,000 -
Northern Ireland - 3 £47,000 -
Scotland - 3 - -
North East - 2 - -
Yorkshire - 1 £60,000 -

Major Incident Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 6 April 2026, Major Incident Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Major Incident Manager in the job title.

1 30 (100.00%) ITIL
2 19 (63.33%) Problem Management
3 18 (60.00%) Incident Management
4 17 (56.67%) Major Incident Management
5 13 (43.33%) Service Management
6 11 (36.67%) Continuous Improvement
7 10 (33.33%) Root Cause Analysis
8 9 (30.00%) Performance Metrics
9 8 (26.67%) Analytics
9 8 (26.67%) Data Analysis
9 8 (26.67%) Problem-Solving
10 7 (23.33%) Business Continuity
10 7 (23.33%) ServiceNow
11 6 (20.00%) Disaster Recovery
12 5 (16.67%) Degree
12 5 (16.67%) Power BI
12 5 (16.67%) Power Platform
12 5 (16.67%) Release Management
13 4 (13.33%) Change Management
13 4 (13.33%) ITSM
13 4 (13.33%) Proactive Management
13 4 (13.33%) Service Delivery
14 3 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
14 3 (10.00%) Customer Service
14 3 (10.00%) Remedy
14 3 (10.00%) SC Cleared
14 3 (10.00%) Security Cleared
14 3 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
15 2 (6.67%) Customer Experience
15 2 (6.67%) Decision-Making

Major Incident Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 5 (16.67%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (16.67%) Power BI
General
1 18 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 15 (50.00%) Finance
3 8 (26.67%) Law
4 6 (20.00%) French Language
5 5 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (6.67%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.33%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (3.33%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (100.00%) ITIL
2 19 (63.33%) Problem Management
3 18 (60.00%) Incident Management
4 17 (56.67%) Major Incident Management
5 13 (43.33%) Service Management
6 11 (36.67%) Continuous Improvement
7 10 (33.33%) Root Cause Analysis
8 9 (30.00%) Performance Metrics
9 8 (26.67%) Analytics
9 8 (26.67%) Data Analysis
9 8 (26.67%) Problem-Solving
10 7 (23.33%) Business Continuity
11 6 (20.00%) Disaster Recovery
12 5 (16.67%) Release Management
13 4 (13.33%) Change Management
13 4 (13.33%) ITSM
13 4 (13.33%) Proactive Management
13 4 (13.33%) Service Delivery
14 3 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
14 3 (10.00%) Customer Service
Qualifications
1 5 (16.67%) Degree
2 3 (10.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (10.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 7 (23.33%) ServiceNow
2 3 (10.00%) Remedy
3 1 (3.33%) Capita